the context has changed in significant ways.your understanding of how the project or program works has developed further since the original theory of change was developed,.there is little evidence to support the current theory of change (either from the program or from other research and evaluation).there are gaps or errors in the current theory of change.there is disagreement about how valid or comprehensive the current theory of change is.You are likely to benefit from reviewing and revising the theory of change as part of commissioning an evaluation in the following circumstances: Your intervention might already have a theory of change that was developed in the planning stage. A good theory of change can help to: develop better Key Evaluation Questions, identify key indicators for monitoring, identify gaps in available data, prioritize additional data collection, and provide a structure for data analysis and reporting. Other labels that your colleagues, partners and evaluators might use include: results chain, logic model, program theory, outcome mapping, impact pathway and investment logic.Ī theory of change is often developed during the planning stage but can also be useful for monitoring and evaluation. In either case it is important to be aware that there are choices to be made and that informed choices will produce more useful theory of change and better evaluation.Ī theory of change explains how the activities undertaken by an intervention (such as a project, program or policy) contribute to a chain of results that lead to the intended or observed impacts. You might be actively involved in these processes or oversight them. It explains options for how it will be developed or revised, how it will be represented, and how it will be used.
This section explains how and why you might use a theory of change when commissioning and managing an evaluation.
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